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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH FIELD OF DREAMS?
STRANGE FRUIT?
HOW ABOUT COTTON COMES TO BRONZEVILLE?????????????????/
DID YOU SEE THE COTTON?
HOW ABOUT THE CORN, WATERMELONS, SQUASH, TOMATOES, CANTELOUPE, CUCUMBERS, PEPPERS, TOMATILOS, CABBAGE, AND GREENS?
DID YOU COME FOR THE HARVEST FEST?
IF YOU MISSED THE 2002 SEASON, TAKE A STROLL THROUGH OUR PAGES
VISIT OUR SISTER SITE AT PLANTINGDREAMS-EDYC.LECKTRONIX.NET FOR MORE.
The Elliott Donnelley Chicago Youth Center
Heritage Farm
39th & Indiana in Chicago IL
In the Historic Bronzeville District
TOUR THE FARM DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
LEARN PICKLE MAKING
SHARE IN THE VEGETABLE DISTRIBUTION
ATTEND THE VERMECULTURE CLASS
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR HARVEST FEST AT THE FARM
OCTOBER 4, 2002
CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS
VINTAGE COSTUMES
Developed and Created By
God's Gang Planting Dreams
For More Information,
Call: 773-264-2652 Fax: 773-264-3789 or E-Mail us at: GodsGang1@ameritech.net
Watch Us Grow!
CHECK OUT OUR PHOTO PAGE
www.plantingdreams-edyc.lecktronix.net
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HEIRLOOM GARDENING
An heirloom vegetable is commonly defined as an open-pollinated variety that is more than 50 years old. Heirloom varieties are grown as a way to diversify crop gene pools.
Using historical planting techniques, God's Gang Planting Dreams students will share ecology information, how to grow and harvest food, man's stewardship of the earth and its animals, and basic gardening and landscaping maintenance skills. There will also be training in the area of harvesting and the establishment of a Farmers Market.
All selected plants were chosen for their historical significance.
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COTTON
Cotton growth and the weaving onto cloth, dates back to at least 3,000 BC in Africa, Asia, Mexico and Peru.
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin was one of the revolutionary inventions of the 18th century.
Historically, cotton was the backbone of the Southern Economy and later influenced the Diaspora.
During the Civil War, cotton was grown in the extreme southern region of Illinois for export since a regular supply of cotton from the South was not available.
The invention of the steamboat greatly expanded the profitability of crops exported from Illinois.
Seed generously supplied, to God's Gang Planting Dreams and EDYC, by John House III of the Mansfield State Commemorative Area, Mansfield, LA. through heirloom seed specialists, Underwood Gardens will be planted around the entire perimeter of the EDYC Heritage Farm.
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BE SURE TO VISIT EACH OF OUR CULTURALLY INFLUENCED AREAS FOR ITEMS SUCH AS:
African Area
The Grasses, Yams and Okra.
African slaves introduced grain and sweet sorghum, melons, okra, and peanuts
Hispanic Area
Mandala system of permaculture.
Chile peppers, Beans, tomatilos,
Native American Area
The traditional Three Sisters:
inter-planted beans and squash with corn, using the strength of the sturdy corn stalks to support the beans and the shade of the spreading squash vines to trap moisture for the growing crop.
Southern Comfort Zone
Kale, Peanuts, Green Grapes, Bell Peppers, Pole Beans
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